2000 box drops connection to share on Xp

Steelhorse · 07-26-2006, 11:50 AM

I hope this is the right place to post this, I put it in the Win 2000 group but have not gotten any response.
I have a Win2000 pro machine that connects to a shared printer on a XP Pro box. The XP Pro box is on AD.
You can connect to the printer fine but as soon as you restart or shut down the 2000 machine it drops the printer when it comes back up. The account on the 2000 is a power user but I also tried it from Admin and samething. The firewall on the XP machine is turned off.
Thanks for any help/info.

**johnwill** · 07-26-2006, 02:56 PM

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The XP Pro box is on AD

What exactly does this mean?

Steelhorse · 07-26-2006, 08:22 PM

Sorry. Its a Win XP Pro machine on Active Directory, joined to a Domain.

**johnwill** · 07-28-2006, 06:23 AM

I suspect I'd try connecting the printer to the server or a stand-alone print server if this were my configuration.

07-26-2006, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Steelhorse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 4 OS: XP Pro	2000 box drops connection to share on Xp I hope this is the right place to post this, I put it in the Win 2000 group but have not gotten any response. I have a Win2000 pro machine that connects to a shared printer on a XP Pro box. The XP Pro box is on AD. You can connect to the printer fine but as soon as you restart or shut down the 2000 machine it drops the printer when it comes back up. The account on the 2000 is a power user but I also tried it from Admin and samething. The firewall on the XP machine is turned off. Thanks for any help/info.

07-28-2006, 06:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,685 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	I suspect I'd try connecting the printer to the server or a stand-alone print server if this were my configuration. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

07-26-2006, 08:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Steelhorse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 4 OS: XP Pro	Sorry. Its a Win XP Pro machine on Active Directory, joined to a Domain.